Bill Clinton to give eulogy at service for Muhammad Ali

(CNN)Former President Bill Clinton will be among those eulogizing late boxing legend Muhammad Ali Friday at a service in Ali’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

“We watched him grow from the brash self-confidence of youth and success into a manhood full of religious and political convictions that led him to make tough choices and live with the consequences,” Bill and Hillary Clinton said in a joint statement on Ali’s passing.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama also released a statement saying Ali “shook up the world.”

“And the world is better for it. We are all better for it. Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family, and we pray that the greatest fighter of them all finally rests in peace,” the statement reads.